Adjustable visor



April-26, 1932. G. A. PRITCHARD 1,855,588

ADJUSTABLE VISOR Original Filed July 16, 1929 Patented Apr. 26, 14932 UNITED vsixrls's GEORGE A. FRITCHABD, F ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA.

ADJUSTABLE VISOR Application filed July 16, 1929, serial No. 878,806.l Renewed september 1e, 1981.

This invention relates to two-part visors for use with the windows-of motor cars, and my improvements are directed to means for adjusting the length of these devices in order that they may be thereby enabled to fit within window frames of varying widths, my invention also including means whereby the two parts of these adjustable visors will be held united in the lengthwise positions to which they are adjusted.

In my earlier application, Serial No. 208,456, now Patent 1,745,866, filed July 26, 1927, I have described a visor that may be sprung into engaged position in the grooves of a window frame, but in that instance the length of the visor had to besuited' to the width of the window sash, thus requiringits production in a variety of different lengths, while the purpose of the present application, which is a continuation in part of my application Serial No. 286,619, is to permit my improved visor to t all widths of window frames. c

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective of the front window of a motor car showing the visor in position.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of one end of my visor, as it appears from the inside.

In the form of my invention herein illustrated let 1 indicate a motor car, having the window frame 2, with side runways 8 and top groove 4 for the slidable windows 5, said runways and groove having the usual felt lining 6.

My improved visor, which is adapted to engage within the runways and groove of the window frame, is in the present instance composed of two parts, respectively indicated by the reference numerals 7 and 8, which are, respectively, thin strips of sheet forward *surfacel of the groove, said flanges respectively being indicated Aat 7a, 8a; also said strips are provided, at their outer ends, j respectively with the sidewalls 7b land 8b, p and saidsiolek walls respectively have. the 55 angularly eXtend'ed-ianges 7 c, 8c that-'are adapted toY engage the oppositerunways'' of the window frame, between-the felt 6 and the forward surfaces of said runways.

` lI he bottom portions of ystrips 7 8 are Bb turned `andfolded upwardly at the rear thereof, as indicatedrespectively at 7d, 8d. InltheV instance of the fold 7d upon art 7 it will be noted that this fold is pressed? closely against the rear surfacev of said part? tothereby pro- 66 duce no more than a` double thiclmessof material along thelower portion of saidV partv 7. The fpart 8 is also provided with a rearwardly and upwardly turned fold, indicated kat 8d', but this latter fold is not pressed against 7` the rear surfacev of part' 8, instead being disposed 'in spaced `parallelism therewith, to form a trough .or channel that snugly r'eceives and frictionally retains the folded por- .tion of part 7. Theparts 7 and 8 maybefof 75 equal length and their combined length, when interiitted, in exc-ess of the maximum' width to be found between the opposed side grooves in the window frames of motor cars. Hence in the manufacture of my adjustablevi'sors 80 the parts 7 and 8 can respectively be made all of one size. This being the case it'follows that in adapting a pair of pa`rts'7 and 8 to provide a visor for use in a window of any width`l itis-only necessary' to intert the fold- 85 ed portions of said parts so that they jointly provide a completevisor of the required length. Y

It must be understood thatwhen the parts 7 and V8 are interfitted inthe manner set 90 forththe frictional engagement 4between the portions 7d, 8d is so secure that lengthwise Aslidal'ile motion between said parts is not practicable and in fact the only way inwhich saidl parts canl 'be connected is by driving 95 themtogether vertically. The' parts 7 and material, adapted to lie one againstl the\8rcan be put togetherv by hand in Vthis manother. Each strip is provided with an angled upper portion or flange adapted to engage within groove 4, betweenl the felt and the necessary to disengage the parts 7,l 8 once 10 they have beenconnected and thus produce a complete visor, because the main object of my invention is to economize in the manufacture by making the parts in one standard size, thereby avoiding the use of a large number of dies, now required in the production of visors in a great variety of sizes ;.and, furthermore enabling the dealer to furnish the same sized parts tot the windows of Y all makes of ears.

Tight as is the-frictional .union between the parts 7 8 in the interfitted relation thereof, such union is not in itself suilicient to keep the two part visor in xed, non-vibrational relation in the groovesv of a window frame'into which such visor has been sprung. It\1s,-I have found, necessary to produce a tensional arch in the visor 1n order to suhcientl7 increase the frictional effect between the parts 7 and 8 for this purpose. Therefore, in gauging the combined length of the parts 7 8 with respect to a given lwindow frame I cause the length of the bi-part visor to exceed the width of the window frame, so that when the visor has been sprung to permitl flanges 'a, 8a to enter` Vthe Window grooves, the visor will not straighten out but will instead have an arched eEect that rigidly.v and immovably connects the interiitted portions of` parts 7, 8. w Y Y Thus, with the two` parts ofthe visor intertted and interengaged at their folded portions 7d, Srl, and with Jthe visor length exceeding the width between the op osed grooves at the ywindow sides, said ,visor eing of springlike material and assuming an outwardly bowed or, `arch-like effect when sprung with its flanges 7c, 8o engaging said grooves, thereby the visor parts become so securely bound together and fixed intheir service position in theywindow frame that no amount of vibration set up in the travel of the motor car at high speed over rough roads will dislodge the visolror cause itsparts either to shift or to ratt e.

Variations withinthe spirit and scope ofl my invention are equally comprehended by the foregoing disclosure.

A visor for motor car windows comprising twoparts of sheet material, an end portion of one part overlapping an end portion of the other part, one part having a rearwardly turned fold at its lower portion that is pressed closely against the rear surface of said part to constitute a male member, and the other part having a rearwardly turned fold at its lower portion spaced from its rear surface to lconstitute a channel-like female member capable of snugly receiving said male member in frictional, intertted relation, said parts respectively being adapted at their` awindow frame, the length of said two part visor exceeding the width between the op- Y outer ends to engage the opposite grooves in 

